Question 1

What are the similarities between the western philosophy of the monist Parmenides and his theory of "the one" with the eastern monism philosophy of the Upanishads and Laozi's "Dao De Jing"?

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Question 2

After reading both sides of the metaphysical arguments between Plato and Aristotle about "how to know what is real", who appears to reflect contemporary scientific views and who reflects religious views?

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Question 3

One implication of __________ is that it serves as a principle of divine ethics.

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Question 4

Socrates was __________ teacher, who in turn taught __________.

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A)  Aristotle's, Plato 
B)  Plato's, Aristotle 
C)  Plato's, Thrasymachus 
D)  Callicles's, Plato 
E)  Crito's, Plato

Question 5

According to Descartes, there is only one substance, which is mind.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How many substances did Descartes divide the domain of nature into?

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A)  One 
B)  An infinite number 
C)  Two 
D)  None

Question 7

Pantheism is the idea that __________.

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A)  God is in everything 
B)  God is in nothing 
C)  the universe is finite 
D)  the universe is infinite

Question 8

For Leibniz, space and time are substances.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What does a philosopher mean when he or she claims not to understand something?

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A)  He or she believes the account is nonsense. 
B)  He or she is not satisfied with the account given. 
C)  He or she is declaring the account too riddled with error to be able to pass judgment on it. 
D)  He or she is just teasing.

Question 10

Which of the multiple options would Aristotle categories as something of "Substance"?

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A)  hair 
B)  Seinfeld 
C)  a lion 
D)  a table

Question 11

Leibniz's __________ can be created or destroyed but not by any "natural" means.

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Question 12

Spinoza believed that there was no such thing as __________.

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A)  determinism 
B)  mind 
C)  free will 
D)  causation

Question 13

Explain the problem of having substances that interact with each other. Provide a detailed account of the ways that Descartes, Leibniz, and Spinoza solved (or failed to solve) this problem. Further, could any of these solutions have helped Plato solve the problem of participation? Are there any similarities between participation and substance interaction? Why or why not?

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Question 14

In The Symposium, Plato states that __________ always is, and neither comes to be nor passes away, neither waxes nor wanes.

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Question 15

The main point of Spinoza's proof is that if there were more than one substance, then those substances could not interact.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What guarantees that all of the views from all of the perspectives are in agreement in Leibniz's theory?

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A)  Pre-established harmony 
B)  Newton's laws of Physics 
C)  they are not in agreement 
D)  action-at-a-distance

Question 17

Plato believed that truth must be __________.

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A)  universal and eternal 
B)  based on particular facts and perspectives 
C)  an unrealistic pursuit 
D)  shown in rigorous logical proofs

Question 18

Modern metaphysics, as exemplified by Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, includes a notion that was not considered in ancient metaphysics. This notion is __________.

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A)  emotions 
B)  free will 
C)  intentionality 
D)  mind

Question 19

The Principle of Sufficient Reason states that any human action is immoral unless there is sufficient reason for a person to do that particular act.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which Aristotilian causes is described as the person or event that actually makes something happen by doing something?

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A)  the formal cause 
B)  the material cause 
C)  the final cause 
D)  the efficient cause

Exam 1: Reality

What are the similarities between the western philosophy of the monist Parmenides and his theory of "the one" with the eastern monism philosophy of the Upanishads and Laozi's "Dao De Jing"?

After reading both sides of the metaphysical arguments between Plato and Aristotle about "how to know what is real", who appears to reflect contemporary scientific views and who reflects religious views?

One implication of __________ is that it serves as a principle of divine ethics.

Socrates was teacher, who in turn taught .

According to Descartes, there is only one substance, which is mind.

How many substances did Descartes divide the domain of nature into?

Pantheism is the idea that __________.

For Leibniz, space and time are substances.

What does a philosopher mean when he or she claims not to understand something?

Which of the multiple options would Aristotle categories as something of "Substance"?

Leibniz's __________ can be created or destroyed but not by any "natural" means.

Spinoza believed that there was no such thing as __________.

In The Symposium, Plato states that __________ always is, and neither comes to be nor passes away, neither waxes nor wanes.

The main point of Spinoza's proof is that if there were more than one substance, then those substances could not interact.

What guarantees that all of the views from all of the perspectives are in agreement in Leibniz's theory?

Plato believed that truth must be __________.

Modern metaphysics, as exemplified by Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, includes a notion that was not considered in ancient metaphysics. This notion is __________.

The Principle of Sufficient Reason states that any human action is immoral unless there is sufficient reason for a person to do that particular act.

Which Aristotilian causes is described as the person or event that actually makes something happen by doing something?